embroider

英 [ɪmˈbrɔɪdə(r)]

美 [ɪmˈbrɔɪdər]

v.  刺绣; 加以渲染(或润色); 添枝加叶

过去式：embroidered　过去分词：embroidered　现在分词：embroidering　第三人称单数：embroiders　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14482 / COCA.13767

牛津词典

verb

• 刺绣
  to decorate cloth with a pattern of stitches usually using coloured thread
  1. an embroidered blouse
     绣花女衬衫
  2. She embroidered flowers on the cushion covers.
     她在这些靠垫套上绣了花。
  3. She embroidered the cushion covers with flowers.
     她在这些靠垫套上绣了花。
• 加以渲染（或润色）；添枝加叶
  to make a story more interesting by adding details that are not always true

柯林斯词典

• VERB 在…上刺绣;绣（花）
  If something such as clothing or clothis embroidered witha design, the design is stitched into it.
  1. The collar was embroidered with very small red strawberries...
     衣领上绣着非常小的红色草莓。
  2. Matilda was embroidering an altar cloth covered with flowers and birds...
     玛蒂尔达在一块有花鸟图案的祭坛布上刺绣。
  3. I have a pillow with my name embroidered on it.
     我有一个绣着我名字的枕头。
  4. ...hand embroidered tablecloths.
     手绣桌布
• VERB 对（故事、叙述等）添枝加叶渲染
  If youembroidera story or account of something, or if youembroider onit, you try to make it more interesting by adding details which may be untrue.
  1. He told some lies and sometimes just embroidered the truth...
     他说了些谎，有时只是对事实添油加醋了一番。
  2. She embroidered on this theme for about ten minutes.
     她围绕这个主题添枝加叶地说了大约10分钟。

英英释义

verb

• add details to
  Synonym:padlardembellishaggrandizeaggrandiseblow updramatizedramatise
• decorate with needlework
  Synonym:broider

双语例句

• The collar was embroidered with very small red strawberries
  衣领上绣着非常小的红色草莓。
• I saw two models walking badly, not because they cannot walk but because I chose the wrong fabric to embroider.
  答：我曾经看到两个模特走得很难看，不是因为她们不会走秀，而是因为我选错了刺绣的面料。
• She embroidered on this theme for about ten minutes.
  她围绕这个主题添枝加叶地说了大约10分钟。
• You can only embroider your own cloak and embroidering your cloak will cause it to become soulbound.
  你只能在自己的披风上刺绣，而且刺绣后披风将绑定。
• Embroider the truth, the tale, the facts, etc.
  对真相、故事、事实等添油加醋地渲染。
• The machine has twelve heads, so once you've completed your design, it can embroider twelve identical patterns at the same time.
  机器有十二个头，所以一旦你完成设计，它就可以同时绣十二副相同的图案。
• She spent all her money on imports, because these embroidery thread embroider up more luster, and not easy pilling.
  她把钱全部花在了进口货上，因为这些绣线绣起来更有光泽，而且不容易起球。
• This thread is mainly suitable to embroider the garment, caps, bags, beddings etc by the high-speed Computer Embroidery Machine.
  该线具有光泽度高、柔软度好、具有抗撕、抗磨损性，适用于进口高速电脑绣花机，可用于服装、帽子、手袋、床上用品等绣花加工。
• So-called cross-stitch, is in a grid cloth, cross embroider, thus playing cross into beautiful patterns.
  所谓十字绣，就是在一块有格子布上，交叉打十字，从而绣成漂亮的图案。
• Alex always tends to embroider his stories a little.
  亚历克斯总是爱渲染自己的故事。